Martin Luther King Jr's Accomplishments

Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist and a baptist minister who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid 1950’s to 1968. I chose Martin Luther King Jr. not only because he is one of the most influential leaders the world ever known but because of his courage and resilience to fight for equality. He owns many different titles from a Reverend to the voice of the American civil rights. Many accomplishments and achievements have led him to earning these titles or names. Some of his achievements include, leading the the Montgomery Bus boycott, which lasted for 385 days with the US Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional. Another achievement is when he was one of the leaders for the Great March on Washington which had over 250,000 participants, making it one of the largest political rallies for human rights. This motivated other marches and helped them to get closer to the Civil Rights Act in 1964. In 1964, he also

These unforgettable achievements had ultimately led Martin Luther King to become the symbolic leader of African Americans.
Martin Luther King has greatly influenced the specific roles of individuals in the group he led. The specific roles include task oriented, socioemotional and destructive or constructive which ensure tasks are maintained, achieved or build relationships within the group. Task oriented people focus on the task to be achieved or performed for example, expert, brainstormer, judge, Socio emotional leaders are concerned with the wellbeing of the group and work at knowing each other to have the best end result for example, peace maker, encourager and negotiator. Lastly,